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- AmishRefugee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+54Where are James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall?
- diddy1, on 10/12/2007, -5/+33My God the ignorance and stupidity of some of these replies is staggering.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Nigeria has a president...a bad one. The kings, are kings of their tribes.
- ZackScott, on 10/12/2007, -3/+221 - Photo of king with all of his wives.
2 - Photo of king with all of his husbands
3 - Photo of king with a golden spatula
4 - Photo of a kidnapped dwarf king
5 - Photo of king with a spatula useful for allowing grease to drain
6 - Photo of dwarf king's big borther - freff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16I was in Nigeria for about 2 months a couple years back. I really liked it over there. The people that I met where all very friendly, and I was near the city of Abuja, which was an active and very cool place to hang out. At the time, they were building a national stadium there, with which they hoped to lure some lucrative international competitions (good luck with that...), and I had a chance to meet loads of Nigerian citizens and visit a couple sites. It's was worth going just to see the women who walk along the sides of the roads with HUGE jugs of water balancing on their heads. For some reason, I'd always assumed that was something that was made up for the movies. Nigeria's a cool place that I definitely wouldn't mind visiting again.
And to top it off, the chief Minister to the King trusted me to do some delicate banking transaction that was a matter of national security. I haven't heard back from him yet, but once I do, Yakubu tells me that I'm going to be rolling in the dough.
p.s. This appears to the the site of the guy that took these pictures in the first place.
http://www.tamarin.com/king/kindire1.html - ragekaje, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19"Let me guess, you think these men are wonderful and doing great service to their land and people..."
We don't think up prejudices. What made you instantly think of them being tyrants?
I'm finding increasingly ignorant, prejudiced and racist comments on digg and it's starting to really tick me off. - Supernova36, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I actually got emailed by some of their relatives. I can't talk details, but put it this way, I might be getting a little richer..
- cybermort, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14really have you read about all the different tribal nations in Africa and their leaders or are you just talking out of your ass making an ignorant blanket statement ?
- andr3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Where's the King of Zamunda? No list of African Kings can be complete without him...
- BevansDesign, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Oh, just wait. It's only got 65 diggs so far.
- BevansDesign, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Wow. A glimpse into a world that many don't even realize still exists. Very nice.
- timla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I think cybermort is just questioning what type of credentials you have to make what sounds like a completely blanket statement. The way your statement was phrased, even one of the kings being non-evil or non-greedy would invalidate the entire statement. And while you may certainly be correct, without some sort of background information, you come off sounding more like some sort of small minded bigot.
Not that you are, just they way you sound. Just as I can sound like an ***** even though I am not. - optophobia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8These are great photos and credit should be given to the photographer.
It seems this blog is just reposting info from this site :
http://www.tamarin.com/king/kindire1.html
At least this site gave credit and more info regarding the photographer and a bit more of a story behind it. - Horseboiler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9They all seem very grumpy.
- VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Those pictures were interesting, loved some of the artwork that was in the background.
- ZeroMP, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Weekend at Abubakar's ??
- JimmyDushku, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You would too if you didn't have water and Oprah Winfrey and Bono were constantly coming into your land. Oh, and there is that whole aids thing.
- trevlac, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This site gives interesting information about each of the kings
http://www.tamarin.com/king/kinge1.html - MrColdheart, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5-to Aeon
you have never read a god damn thing about the kings of africa have you?
if there greedy how come they dont own the diamond mines.. you dumb *****
for the love of god please ***** read a book. - khag7, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10From the comments at the bottom:
Anonymous said...
I didnt see any 71' Impalas or Capris with 24" wheels on them. Are you sure they are kings? Where are their Grills?
lmao - ZeroMP, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4ONI of IFE has ELECTRIC LIGHTS ... Ballin!
- VioletArrows, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You forgot Madonna.
- Iknockstuffdown, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8http://bp1.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RZBr5aeKtsI/AAAAAAAAAbk/qaJ-l8rHj_E/s400/9.jpg
I'm Rick James, bitch! - PeTeRZz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4http://bp3.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RZBsY6eKtuI/AAAAAAAAAb0/bzvKdpQmGI8/s400/7.jpg
how can you not LOL - shujaa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As a black guy who was born,grew up and lives in the South (USA),these pics make me wonder what would be the roles of Africa and their kings in the 21st century world if it wasnt for that whole european colonization/middle passage/slavery thingy...? Speaking from a "what if/historical-type" POV,by the way..Oh and the Sultan of Rey-Bouba of Cameroon guy looks totally badass! Dude looks like he can bend stars with his mind!!!I cant believe those cats got outfoxed by some dandies wearing wigs and stockings!!
- bigchiefx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This shows how ignorant and silly the rest of the world can be about Africa and probably why there are still so many victims of advanced fee fraud conned by Nigerians. First let me make some corrections; The photograph of the Oba of Benin is wrong! that is not him and he is not referred to as "Salomon Igbinoghodua" but as His Royal Majesty Omonoba'nedo Ukuakpolokpolo Erediuuwa (Meaning Erediauwa, Emperor of Benin). The Isiemwenro Chief is also not a king but a member of the benin royal court, I know because he is the head of the family to which I belong. Silly jokes and comments apart I think this kind of misrepresentation of Africa has to stop and people like this who post false information on the internet treated the same way as the Nigerian fraudsters are...with less than contempt and possibly jailed
- Rivetgeek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I detect retardation.
- wired4christ, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge -- myth is more potent than history -- dreams are more powerful than facts -- hope always triumphs over experience -- laughter is the cure for grief -- love is stronger than death.
http://www.wisdomquotes.com/003013.html
nuff said. - optophobia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I like the sunglasses......
- cybermort, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5@VolatileWhimsy. well you are assuming wrong. I'm not the type that makes uninformed general stamens.
- Dayyve, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wow, I think that Abubakar Sidiq is in all actuality dead and propped up on his throne by his evil cronies so they can continue to do harm in his name. Or he was just really tired when they took the picture.
- VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I've tried to figure out your statement. But it completely eludes me as to what the point is.....
- Dayyve, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Holy crap man!
That mouth is gonna get you pounded pretty bad one day
^best advice you'll ever hear - VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Is there really any need to be an ass, you can choose better words to be rude wtih..
- snypa, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5I'm sorry, but lets put this, trying not to stereotype because we can't say ***** like this anymore, crap to the side for one moment, I'm damn well sure that most, not all, but most the kings featured are cruel sons of bitches, who get shackled women to feed them all day, all the while their people starve. Most of them are fat *****, do you really think they want whats best for their people? Do you not think they have a murderous militia waiting to slaughter an entire village on the suspicion of being a threat to the "leadership". And what he said isn't racist at all.
- gruk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Anyone notice how one of the kings was dressed in distinctly asian attire? Wonder what the history on that is.
- Jist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I though Afrika Bambata was the king of Zulu Nation.
- ptaylor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ andr3
LOL. Good one. I love that movie. "Yes, Yes, F'ck You Too!!!" - Kerr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wow what I find most interesting is that there are still Sultans.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1African King = 6 wifes + funny hats
- troymeyer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you are interested, some of these countries have some history that is whack!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwill_Zwelethini_kaBhekuzulu
http://www.economist.com/countries/SouthAfrica/profile.cfm?folder=Profile%2DPolitical%20Structure
Its an interesting world we live in. - Callero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1LOL, is that "ABUBAKAR SIDIQ" sleeping?
- Crazytree, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1King of Abomey = Main character in Werner Herzog's masterpiece "Cobra Verde" starring Klaus Kinski.
- Leoniceno, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is blogspam for the poster's own blog. The actual site is http://www.tamarin.com/king/kindire1.html.
- freff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I looked him up read quick, and found this bit of trivia about Katsina, the area of Nigeria that this guy comes from:
"If the soverain-god [king] showed signs of mental or physical weakness, the lords of the palace would choose his successor, that they would place beneath a black ox whose throat would be cut. The new Sarki would therefore be purified and washed in the ox's blood, while one of the lords strangled the fallen soverain.
The deceased Sarki was then envelopped in the ox's skin and burried [sic] standing up."
Those guys don't mess around. Impeachment? Plueeze. We'll just strangle that fool, and bury him in the folds of the ox that we used to baptize his successor, in a position that implies that the old king will never ever be able to rest in peace in the afterlife. Don't come with that weak crap, if you're trying to be King of my village. That's hardcore. - fosibodu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Like I said, this is not the way the teenagers and adults dress in Africa duh...only a select few that live in the rural areas. Don't be so gullible man. Jeez!
- CoolHandLuke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1EL HADJ MAMADOU KABIR USMAN
Emir of Katsina
Nigeria
http://bp3.blogger.com/_ySCIT3KO9Zc/RZBsY6eKtuI/AAAAAAAAAb0/bzvKdpQmGI8/s1600-h/7.jpg
Didn't this guy star in Little Man? A King AND a movie star... double threat! - dtfinch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1After seeing some of those Nigerian photos, all the fake royalty photos on 419eater.com look a little less fake, unless these are fake too. :)
- VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My favorite is the little guy in the tiny throne who makes the two guards who are flanking him get down on their knees.
- estacado, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The ones without a shirt on are the ones that pose with their wives. I wonder why.
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